THE CZECH CRISIS (1968)
(Radio & TV reports of the Russian Invasion- August 1968. Recorded off-air by Ian Holder, Brisbane, Australia)

01. Wednesday 21 August. ABC-TV News (7pm East Australian Time)

02. Friday 23 August. 12-30pm East Australian Time: “Monitor”
radio program on 4BH in Brisbane

03. Friday 23 August. Special shortwave broadcast from the
United Nations Security Council in New York relayed through
the Voice of America. 31 metres. Time 0700 hrs- 0800 hrs GMT
(i.e. 5-6pm East Australian Time) [Russia uses veto to check resolution requesting the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia]

04. Friday 23 August. Radio Peking shortwave transmission,
beamed to Australia on 25 metres. 09-30 hrs GMT

05. Friday 23 August. Radio Moscow transmission to Australia
31 metres 13-30 hrs GMT. Boris Novikov- announcer

06. Friday 23 August. Voice of America shortwave transmission.
(News in ‘Special English’). 1400 hrs GMT

07. Saturday August 24. Various shortwave transmissions.
(a) Voice of America- Reports from the United Nations and a
news summary
(b) Dial turned to Radio Moscow (Australian transmission)
31 metres
(c) Dial turned back to Voice of America- more comment on
Czech Crisis, 31 metres
(d) Dial turned back to Radio Moscow- more comment on Czech Crisis,
31 metres. Boris Novikov- announcer

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